Lily & Babbits
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I have two netured male rabbits who are just over a year old. They're brothers—I adopted them together when they were young and then they lived together in my room for several months. We got them both neutered for the standard reasons. They hadn't showed any signs of aggression toward each other, until sometime after being neutered (I don't remember exactly how long after, but I think it was a few months—I doubt the neutering itself caused an issue). They began fighting, with hair flying everywhere. I separated them immediately. Days later, I made rebonding attempts, with no luck. Months passed. I tried again, for several hours in a neutral territory, to give them a chance. I even spent the night in a separate room with them, but when it came to moving back into my room, they were aggressive again. I have tried a third time in a different room, but we have never made any progress and it's only served to stress them tremendously. The worst part is that they both must live in my bedroom because there isn't another space in my house to put one of them, so they have to take turns coming out and they must see each other often. I believe at this point they've been living apart for more time than they've lived together.
It's never a situation that I wanted to be in, or for them to be in. Do you think there is a chance of them ever rebonding? If not, I may have to rehome one of them and try to find a new mate for the other. It has been so long with these two, and I need another opinion on this. Thank you.
It's never a situation that I wanted to be in, or for them to be in. Do you think there is a chance of them ever rebonding? If not, I may have to rehome one of them and try to find a new mate for the other. It has been so long with these two, and I need another opinion on this. Thank you.